Little Bumblebees

Haka'far's mind was not yet developed enough to truly understand or appreciate what exactly was going on around him. Of course, he himself was the center of the universe. As the ground rumbled beneath him, the puppy's attitude began to change. A lot had happened in the past few hours that felt as if a lifetime had passed to the young canna. The tall, strange creatures had taken the small family captive, had shaken the ground beneath their feet, and dropped rocks and thick dust upon their heads. Why? The pup was not even cognitively able to properly question what events had unfolded. He did, however, have an innate sense to understand the scent of fear that permeated the area, leading to the puppy's instinctive feeling of stress upon himself, though he did not understand the feeling or why he was feeling it.

Mama was there and that meant everything was alright. Mama was safety. Mama was warmth. Mama was life. But then, she was gone? Haka squirmed in the cold, dry brush he had been left in. She had just been here a moment ago, where had she gone? A small, indignant whine escaped the ren's maw before he felt the warmth of another body dropped nearly on top of him. He let out a squeal of protest before rolling over to his brother, sniffing and nuzzling at the familiar bundle of fur.

As the aftershocks rolled in one after another a certain instinctive drive pulled at the puppy's own actions. He wriggled his way on top of the younger pup and let out a series of fierce growls and barks - though to any non-ren ear they came across as pathetic cries and whimpers. Haka'far did not understand the reasoning behind his actions, he only knew the pull to perform them and did nothing to combat this feeling. The world finally seemed to calm itself and the young pup tumbled off and away from Lendri.

Shivering from the cold, he turned his attention back to the disappearance of Mama. Where had she gone? And where was the pups' sister? Usually when Mama left them Papa was not far. Maybe he was nearby and the ren had simply failed to notice. Being only a few weeks old, Haka was easily distracted and turned his attention to his brother's antics. He began to mimic the younger male's actions, turning the stomping of the crunchy leaves and foliage beneath his paws into a game. As the other pup picked a leaf up into his mouth, Haka'far rushed and tumbled into him as if to lay claim to that specific leaf. He waddled forward playfully until he bombarded into his brother with a soft impact as Lendri tried desperately to remove the leaf fragments from his mouth.

Tired from the exhaustive game, Haka plopped his chubby body back onto the ground as the younger brother crept closer to suckle on his ear. He allowed this to continue for a moment as the physical contact comforted him, though after less than two minutes he once again grew bored and slapped his chunky, white paw onto Lendri's face, pushing himself backwards as he extended the front leg. After the brief moment of respite he was ready to get back to the leaf game.

Standing on stumpy legs, the pup marched a few paces in the leaves and stick enjoying the feeling of the crunch beneath his toes before toppling over into a roll that landed him on his back. The satisfying crunch that sounded from the tumble exhilarated him even further. With a new game discovered, he continued to stand and roll into the leaves a few times over before tiring himself out once again, even pausing between bouts to invite his brother to play with a wag of the nub of his tail and a semi-conceivable play bow.